NAIROBI Kenya June 4 -Five people including three police officers have been killed and ten others injured in the last 24 hours.
Among the killed are a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer who died in a self-involved accident on June 3 at around 5pm along Kianyaga-Kutus road and two Constables based at Mwitethia patrol base in Nyahururu.
The two died on June 3 at around 11pm when the rider of a motorcycle they were riding on lost control and veered off the road before landing in a ditch.
One officer died on the spot while the rider and the other officer sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Subukia Sub-County hospital where the other officer later succumbed to the injuries.
The rider, Josphat Mbunga Kingoo was ferrying the officers along the Subukia-Solairoad when the accident happened at Kaptarakwa area.
Reports also indicate that seven officers, including the Mbalambala OCPD Johnstone Mwariga were injured on Sunday June 4 when the police vehicle they were travelling in knocked a donkey along Garissa-Modika road around Sumeiya primary school.
“As a result of the accident, all the officers sustained various serious injuries including leg injuries and severe chest pain, back injuries, head injuries and were all rushed to Garissa county referral hospital for treatment,” police headquarters said.
The DCI officer based at Kirinyaga East Sub-County was driving from Kianyaga general direction heading towards Kutus to join her colleagues. She lost control of the car which veered off the road before rolling twice.
“Due to the impact, she sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Kerugoya Referral Hospital by good Samaritans where she was pronounced dead on arrival,” Traffic headquarters said.
The vehicle was towed to Kianyaga police station awaiting inspection.
On Saturday June 3 at around 11.30pm, a van driver was killed after he lost control of the car which also veered off the road and rammed a tree along Flyover-Thika road.
Both the driver and the passenger sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Igengania Level Four Hospital where the driver was pronounced dead on arrival.
The passenger, aged 76, sustained broken ribs and was later transferred to Thika Level Five Hospital for specialized treatment.
In another accident on Sunday June 4 at around 5am, a passenger died while the driver is in a coma after their vehicle veered off the road and rolled several times at Bangale along the Garissa-Mwingi road.
The yet-to-be-identified driver was driving a motor vehicle registration number KCU 397D, a Honda Fit, from Mwingi towards Garissa with the male passenger when the accident happened.
The passenger’s body was transferred to Garissa County Referral Hospital mortuary while the driver who sustained serious head and spine injuries admitted in a coma.
According to police records, there is an increase in fatal accidents in the last few days. The death toll from Githunguri Kwa Michael accident that occurred on Friday June 2 along Kiambu-Ruiru road has risen to eight.
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